Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
petitions From Butte and Missouls
Presented-Bills Passed-Other
Scion News.
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THE LEGISLATURE.

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THE LEGISLATURE.
Council.
W, rs.. March 4.-Rickards presented a
.,;t;on from $50 citizens Of Suite, asking
law regulating gambling.
Vennedy presented a petition from citi.
,on. of Butte, asking for a Sunday law and
for anti-gambling.
uo,v;dsy presented a petition from citi-
.ons of Gallatin against the High License
Water. presented a minority report on
The penitentiary.
The House bill providing for Building
and Loan Associations was passed by a
vote OF 8 to 2.
n r. 90, providing for an insane asylum.
nasssd by a vote OF IL to o. Collins was
absent.
{. B., creating a Board of Medical Exam
iners, passed.
Kennedy, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported Council bills 81, 80 and
"a and c. j. r. IL, which were handed to
the Governor for consideration.
Kennedy, from the Special Committee,
reuorted H. B. No. 2s. concerning railroads,
with amendments aud recommendations
for passage. The amendments were
adopted and considered. Ordered en-
crossed. The bill WAS read the third time
and passed by a vote of IL to 1, Pardee
voting in the negative.
Pardee, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported H. B. No. SO. con-
corning high licenses, without recommends
ton. Placed in general order.
The Council then went into q Committee
of the Whole, Pardee in the chair. The
substitute for.H. B. No. 81, and the Gam
bling bill was postponed until the next
meeting.
H. j. r. 2-For the relief OF x. Biedler
was considered and after a motion. that it
be favorably reported was defeated, was
ordered reported back without recommen-
dation.
HI R. 4-For the relief of Fisk Bros,
was recommended for passage.
He. ~36-Concerning licenses vas gone
through carefully by sections and numer- |
GUS amendments and additions to the bill
seemed necessary, however, and recon-.
mended it for reference to q special com.
mittee.
Collins, from Special Committee. reported
substitute for H. B. A.. The substitute
provides benevolent institutions for main
tanning orphan children who are not sup
ported by counties, to receive not exceeding
$50 per year from the Territorial treas
ury, for each child supported, provided,
not more than SO. 900 per year is drawn
from the treasury under the act. The
substitute was adopted.
House.
The Speaker, being unwelI, called Sccbey
to the chair and was excused for the day.
The Committee on Towns and Counties
reported back H. B.. "a, fixing compensa-
ton for the board of prisoners, with
amendments providing that where there
are over five prisoners the pay be 80 cents ,
a day; if five or under, 81 a day.
Scobey's minority report OF the Joint
Committee to inspect the penitentiary, rec
ommends that three meals a day be fur
nished prisoners instead Of two; also that
guards be prohibited to punish prisoners,
except by direction and supervision OF the
warden. That some provision be made
Tor protection against fire; that Territorial
prisoners be not employed at labor that ]
conflicts in the least possible way with the
products OF labJrers in the general com !
munity. |!
Hanscom gave notice Of a bill to provide
for the appointment of a boiler inspector. '
Bills introduced:
By Marshall-H. B. 16, concerning mort
cages on both real estate and personal ,
property. l.
By Johnson-H. B. 102, an act to pro-. .
for the deposit of public funds in I
The bill provides that county )
unds shall be deposited in such banks as 4
pay the highest interest on daily bal Z
banks giving bonds for twice the r
mount which they agree co take, com : :
nissioners to advertise for bids from =
anks.
Aho ppCCioI SO"u1AOoCC ICpOIUCu O1Ch
/. B. SO, Fee and Salary bill, with amend.
,ents. Adopted. The bill Was ordered T.
The amendments provide that d
he new law take effect on December 20, a
sss, except Treasurer, which takes effect :
[arch 1, 1889. .
{. j. R. IL, provides for additional clerks; q
was read and referred to the Committee c
q a and means. b
H. B. So, an act concerning the represen- I
alton of quartz mines. Passed unanimous. =
H. B. so, in relation to the poisoning OF
ogs, was slightly amended, and passage
recommended.
CD. 80. creating the Office Of Public Ex- t
miner, was referred to the Special Com I
,ittee-Kanouse, johnson, Marshall, Har 2
God and Page. =
The House then adjourned.
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